Lots of people said that I have been a comic actor for such a long time, but as a director I was very serious.
— Satish Kaushik
I have always believed that cinema has no language and 'Dead End' has proved it so.
During the song 'Chai Mein Chini' Sridevi had to keep her Chinese make-up on for hours. It was very painful since her eyes had been narrowed and there were pins all over her head, but she kept the make-up on without any complaint.
As an actor I like to play everything from villain to comedian.
We have new generation coming in and they are so talented and you need to match up with them. The key lies in reinventing yourself.
In everybody's career there comes a moment when there is slowdown but one has to have that conviction and belief in themselves.
I am really grateful to receive an award at Global Film Tourism Conclave 2019.
People still recall my show 'Philips Top 10' with Pankaj Kapoor. Those characters were lovable.
Yes it's true, I am making 'Tere Naam 2' which is a love story.
I have been working with the Kapoor family for a long time. Films flop and relations deteriorate. That has not happened with me, in spite of giving the Kapoors 'Prem.' I have been lucky with them, whether Surinder, Boney, Anil or Sanjay. I think I should change my surname to Satish Kapoor!
Unlike 'The Nutty Professor,' the hero of my film is romantic. 'Badhaai Ho Badhaai' is a family film, while 'The Nutty Professor' had a lot of double-meaning dialogues.
With 'CCSKNH,' we are planning to carry forward the rich legacy of the state. Though there haven't been many Haryanvi films, the state has tremendous potential.
I was good in comedy so I started getting such roles but as an actor you don't like to do same type of roles.
Sarah Gavron is a fantastic director.
Music is like fashion, it's transient and cyclical.
Karzzz is my way' of paying homage to the mesmerising cinema of '80s, to Subhash Ghai's revered cult film 'Karz.'
I had lost my son 20 years back, when I was at the peak of my career. I couldn't really get time to even feel that loss. I used to be continuously busy with work and this would make me feel guilty: I didn't even have the time to mourn my son's death.
I saw Sridevi in 'Himmatwala' and I was stunned by her screen presence.
Dead End' will see one of the most successful complex cross country funding and I'm sure it will firm up India's position in the global cinema market.
I don't know of anyone as natural born an actor as Sridevi. She was a complete actress.
I had seen 'Pithamagan' at the big screen in 2003. I was moved by the story and especially the character played by Vikram.
I have done 16 films with David Dhawan and I have tried to do every character differently, be it Sharafat Ali, Mutthu Swamy or Calender, because of my theatre experience.
I always felt that we don't have dearth of beautiful locations in our country, but we still don't have proper infrastructure. Because of that, most of the times, we are not able to reach those locations.
I feel proud of the fact that I did something differently in 'Brick Lane' and got so much of love, affection and respect from audiences and filmmakers there.
Shows than run for years together make you stagnant.
I don't have any favourite's as all the actors that come to the industry are all well trained in acting. But I like Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor as they are amazing actor and have a great screen presence, besides Ranveer Singh is one of the actors I like as he has immense energy that makes him stand out in crowed.
Whenever the protagonist of the film becomes bigger than the hero of the film, the film is bound to become a hit.
In the '70s, '80s and '90s, noted actors like Iftekhar used to get mainly police officer roles, Bindu ji would do a negative role, and Nirupama Roy was the on-screen mother. All this had its own charm. There was a fixed casting.
Delays can't mar a film.
Indian films have a set pattern and you get slotted in an image very easily.
I would call her 'madam,' because I was the AD. I continued to do so even after she married my buddy, Boney Kapoor. I could never call her Sri, or Sridevi, even though she would often tell me to do so. She was humble, quiet and extremely dignified.
Remaking 'Karzzz' was like revisiting childhood.
We were unfortunate in having lost our only child. Our world had come crashing down. But thanks to the world of medical miracles, we've become parents again at an age when parenthood is considered impossible.
The reason why I said yes to 'Sumit Sambhal Lega' was that this show is an official adaptation of the American series 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' which was a very popular show for nine years.
Biopics no longer have to be about national leaders and well known achievers. Look at 'Sarbjit.' It is about an ordinary Punjabi woman's extraordinary courage to prove her brother's innocence.
There should be respect and privacy for any dead person.
An actor's job is to play any kind of character, no matter how sub-human.
Films like 'Road, Movie' and 'Brick Lane' add a lot to your resume.
Today audiences are not just watching films for stars but are rather looking at stories.
Indian film industry has shot films all over the world and we get a lot of benefits and facilities while shooting our films in foreign locations.
Somehow, in Bollywood I have always been offered comic roles. However, I am being looked at differently when it comes to movies being made in the West.
Initially I even had to work in a textile firm for a meagre salary of Rs. 400 a month. Then things changed for me when I became an assistant to Shekhar Kapoor.
I have been acting over 3 decades now, so I think after all these years of experience I can get into any character very smoothly.
The general impression about fat people is that they are romantic, funny and good dancers.
Haryanvi songs are a rage in Bollywood, and some talented singers hail from Rohtak, Kurukshetra etc.
A good film is always a good film and a good story is always a good story.
Brick Lane' is actually a place in London where many Bangladeshis live. It is about one such Bangladeshi immigrant family.
I decided on 'Kaagaz' as the title because everything, from birth to death, divorce, to agreement, is done on papers. Without valid papers, a person cannot even prove his identity.
I was always smitten by the mainstream Hindi commercial cinema.
By God's grace, my wife Shashi and I have been blessed with a daughter. It is the end of a long and painful wait for a child. It is a matter of unimaginable joy especially for my wife who had her heart set on another child ever since we lost our only son Shanu when he was just two-years-old.
